title: Regional conferences--a capacity-building mandate: report on CRCP2011-Building Bridges and Building a Regional Structure.
abstract: The Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 15 to 18 November 2011, under the auspices of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), and the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP). The conference was hosted by the Bahamas Psychological Association, and organized by a committee chaired by Dr Ava Thompson, College of the Bahamas. The CRCP2011 attracted over 400 participants from 37 countries, including 20 nations/territories in the Caribbean. A broad scientific program, organized around six conference themes, addressed strengths and challenges to psychology in the region; the current state of psychological research, assessment, and intervention; historical, cultural, and language influences; and links between Caribbean and global models. Conference outcomes included planning for a series of publications to expand on conference themes and presentations, as well as establishment of a steering group to launch a regional organization to support the science and practice of psychology in the Caribbean.
authors.affiliation: a College of the Bahamas, Chairperson, CRCP2011 Organizing Committee.
authors.forename: Ava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bernal
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dudley-Grant
authors.forename: Ishtar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Govia
authors.forename: Guerda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicolas
authors.forename: Merry
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bullock
authors.forename: Janel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gauthier
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building; D017691:Caribbean Region; D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011584:Psychology / Q000458:organization & administration*